Senator Kirsten Gillibrand scored a huge victory last night when, in an 84-15 vote, the Senate (finally) passed a defense bill that cracks down on sexual assault in the military.

Gillibrand, the junior senator from New York, has been fighting to change the way the military deals with sex crimes, and the bill contained measures that would overhaul the system, including eliminating the five-year statute of limitations on rape and sexual assault and providing victims with legal support.

Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who had also been a leader in this fight, expressed her satisfaction with the overcome, cautioning that there is more work to be done: "Today represents a huge win for victims of sexual assault, and for justice in America's armed forces, but this is no finish line."